Brian J. Gastwirth

Featured Projects

Cybersecurity Maturity Acceleration

Developed a NIST CSF and C2M2-aligned cybersecurity maturity assessment toolkit for a tech company preparing for IPO. Surfaced 151 total gaps across 21 security domains, with 45 material maturity gaps resolved into 30 strategic initiatives now guiding the CISO's roadmap through 2026.

Security Education & Awareness Program

Launched refreshed Security Education program for mission-driven fintech by executing Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign. Analyzed data to send targeted reminders, achieving 90% developer training completion goal.

Knowledge Management & Workflow Modernization

Led knowledge management transformation for a ~35-person Data Science org at a major tech and gaming client. Replaced a fragmented Confluence setup and failing sprint tracker with a templatized knowledge base and redesigned monday.com platform. Drove lossless ticket migration, eliminated 300+ manual per-sprint updates, and delivered a 15% productivity lift. Presented outcomes directly to the CFO.

Partner Success Program Optimization

Rebuilt the Global Partner Success Portal for a critical event management provider. Translated 20+ stakeholder discovery interviews and 250+ observations into 7 improvement themes shaping the redesign. Delivered automated, partner-tailored training, incentivization strategy, and a reporting dashboard. Rolled out to 75+ partners representing 8.5% of total revenue and demoed to the CMO.

Enterprise Metrics Architecture & BI Transformation

Architected a source-of-truth Power BI application for a Fortune 10 telecom transformation office. Led a metrics assessment documenting 150+ metrics across 30+ legacy dashboards on Quickbase, Azure DevOps, Jira, and finance feeds. Restored executive confidence in 90+ metrics and surfaced data-transmission issues and field-usage gaps across 4 business units.